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Cemetery districts may consolidate
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
February 27, 2020
Limited resources have prompted the idea to combine cemetery districts or possibly create a countywide district, and the Ouray County attorney has been tasked with researching the legal details of suc...
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Rancher: Reintroduction plan ‘not fair’ to wolves
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Rancher: Reintroduction plan ‘not fair’ to wolves
By Mike Wiggins 
February 19, 2020
Opponents of a plan to reintroduce gray wolves to western Colorado say they need to carefully craft a message to voters built on the belief that the plan is actually a threat to the wolves themselves ...
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Ridgway verifies 3 for races
By Erin McIntyre 
February 19, 2020
Three candidates for Ridgway Town Council seats have had their petitions verified by the town clerk and are officially running for office. Mayor John Clark will run again for his position, and two new...
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Around The Region
By News Staff 
February 19, 2020
GUNNISON After four weeks of testimony, a Gunnison jury has found a woman accused of murder guilty on two counts of fatal child abuse. The verdict against Madani Ceus was read Feb. 5 at the Gunnison C...
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Former Ridgway man pleads in financial case
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Former Ridgway man pleads in financial case
By Erin McIntyre 
February 19, 2020
A former Ridgway resident who was indicted by a statewide grand jury for alleged financial crimes has pleaded guilty in the case, in an agreement that will allow him to avoid incarceration. Shawn King...
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City leader to run for sheriff
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City leader to run for sheriff
By Mike Wiggins 
February 19, 2020
Ouray City Administrator Justin Perry will resign his post next month to run for Ouray County sheriff, giving voters a peek at a potential replacement should they recall Lance FitzGerald and forcing c...
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Citizen science in action: Locals monitor rosy-finch
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Citizen science in action: Locals monitor rosy-finch
By Mary Menz 
February 19, 2020
When Elk Meadows resident Rebecca Kindred first noticed rosy-finches visiting her feeders in the winter in 2016, she was intrigued. She had been a bird-watcher for years, but these were life birds fo...
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Construction prompts water-quality complaint
By Carolina Brown 
February 19, 2020
Construction at the former home of famed actor and environmentalist Dennis Weaver has sparked complaints to state water-quality officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to the Colorad...
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Perry resigns as administrator, vows to run for sheriff
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Perry resigns as administrator, vows to run for sheriff
By Mike Wiggins 
February 19, 2020
Ouray City Administrator Justin Perry will resign his post in order to run for Ouray County sheriff. Perry submitted his letter of resignation to the City Council on Tuesday. His last day on the job w...
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Reining in soaring housing costs
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Reining in soaring housing costs
By Mike Wiggins 
February 12, 2020
Ridgway will be most successful in creating less expensive housing by becoming more flexible in the types of housing it allows and loosening restrictions, rather than encouraging a host of new constru...
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Board aims for fall ballot measure
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2020
The Ridgway School Board hopes to ask voters this fall to allow the school district to retain revenue from a mill levy override that is set to expire in 2023. The district would use the money to incre...
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Storage facility back in violation
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2020
Ouray County officials have ordered the owner of a storage facility to stop using unauthorized storage units for commercial purposes and remove the from property line setbacks by March 15. After Red C...
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SMPA to benefit from renewable plan
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SMPA to benefit from renewable plan
By Mike Wiggins Mike@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2020
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s recent announcement that it will build a series of solar and wind projects to help replace the power produced by New Mexico and Colorado coal plants...
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Water group plans Governor Basin restoration
By Carolina Brown B News@ouraynews.com 21 S 
February 12, 2020
Volunteers with the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership continue to monitor sections of waterways for water quality issues and are planning an upcoming project to improve water quality in Governor Basin...
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Road closure causes crowding at Ice Park
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2020
Members of the Ouray Ice Park board of directors and an owner of a local guiding company are concerned about the effect an extended closure of County Road 361 is having on the Ice Park and the local e...
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COURT IS NEARLY IN SESSION
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COURT IS NEARLY IN SESSION
By News Staff 
February 12, 2020
Workers are completing the finishing touches on the Ouray County Courthouse renovation, a project that has been in progress for more than a year. The project also includes a new building on the east ...
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Library expansion sails through winter
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Library expansion sails through winter
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2020
After a two-week early start and despite heavy snowfall so far this winter, the Ridgway Public Library expansion project is still on — and perhaps a little ahead of — schedule. The expectation is for ...
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Around the Region
By News Staff 
February 12, 2020
GUNNISON The benefit of the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to the surrounding area has soared in the last seven years, and that has county leaders all smiles. According to the latest fi...
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Man, town clash over candidacy
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Man, town clash over candidacy
By Erin McIntyre 
February 12, 2020
A Ridgway man who wants to run for mayor has been blocked by the town clerk on the grounds that he hasn’t met the residency requirements to run for office. David Gottorff is protesting the decision ma...
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City, tourism office begin contract talks
By Mike Wiggins 
February 6, 2020
The city of Ouray will bring in a marketing expert from the Colorado Tourism Office to help negotiate a new contract with the Ouray Tourism Office. An occasionally tense 90-minute work session on Mond...
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ouray also aims to update tech policy for kids, staff Hallways and classrooms at Ridgway Secondary School will more closely resemble decades past this fall — without a cellphone in sight. During a Jun...
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Town clamps down on water usage
As supplies dry up, Ridgway stops watering parks, urges residents to conserve
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ridgway town leaders are cracking down on water use, fearing limited supplies won't last the summer if they don't convince residents to curb their watering habits now. The town announced Wednesday mor...
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Sheriff sees more calls, shorter responses in 2024
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office reported a 25% boost in most calls for service and shorter response times in 2024 compared to 2023. During an annual report to county commissioners Tuesday, the depar...
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
By By Erin McIntyre and Lia Salvatierra erin@ouraynews.com lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
A wildfire that burned five acres on Red Mountain Pass and closed U.S. Highway 550 for nearly 24 hours earlier this week is suspected to be human-caused. The fire burning above the highway near the av...
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‘Overwhelming demand’ at Hurd town hall
June 25, 2025
Callers to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd's telephone town hall on Tuesday night encountered a message that they couldn't access the virtual meeting, due to "overwhelming demand." The Plaindealer and others atte...
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